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noWelcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA and pro sports.Firstbeat SportsAudioboomjoni.valipakka@firstbeat.fiFirstbeathttps://audioboom.com/channels/4984802.rssepisodic13: Training During the Coronavirus Pandemic – with Martin Spohrer, Eintracht Frankfurt - Ep. 13https://audioboom.com/posts/7575388
13Training During the Coronavirus Pandemic – with Martin Spohrer, Eintracht Frankfurt - Ep. 131289nofullOn the line today is Martin Spohrer. Martin is Strength and Conditioning Coach at Bundesliga soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Topics discussed in this episode:
The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic
Monitoring players remotely
Keeping players focused and motivated
Building fitness of new signings
Playing ‘ghost games’
Timestamps:
Martin’s coaching background (0:55)
How Coronavirus has affected Eintracht Frankfurt (3:23)
Eintracht Frankfurt's remote training program (4:24)
Using internal load data when not being able to see athletes (5:10)
Home workout videos on social media (6:09)
How to implement home workouts with athletes (8:29)
Playing 'Ghost games' with no fans (9:55)
How to complete the Bundesliga season - a game every day? (10:44)
Quickfire questions (11:37)
How Eintracht Frankfurt uses Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) in normal situations (14:45)
Getting new players up to speed conditioning-wise (15:57)
Key Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) metrics for Eintracht Frankfurt (17:19)
Communicating data to coaching staff and players (17:44)
Martin's best advice for aspiring S&C coaches (19:34)
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The Eintracht Frankfurt Strength and Conditioning coach discusses the changes to training and procedure caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, keeping players engaged, and how he acclimatizes new signings to ‘Bundesliga fitness’.<div>On the line today is Martin Spohrer. Martin is Strength and Conditioning Coach at Bundesliga soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt. <br><br><strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic </li>
<li>Monitoring players remotely </li>
<li>Keeping players focused and motivated </li>
<li>Building fitness of new signings </li>
<li>Playing ‘ghost games’ </li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Martin’s coaching background (0:55) </li>
<li>How Coronavirus has affected Eintracht Frankfurt (3:23) </li>
<li>Eintracht Frankfurt's remote training program (4:24) </li>
<li>Using internal load data when not being able to see athletes (5:10) </li>
<li>Home workout videos on social media (6:09) </li>
<li>How to implement home workouts with athletes (8:29) </li>
<li>Playing 'Ghost games' with no fans (9:55) </li>
<li>How to complete the Bundesliga season - a game every day? (10:44) </li>
<li>Quickfire questions (11:37) </li>
<li>How Eintracht Frankfurt uses <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> in normal situations (14:45) </li>
<li>Getting new players up to speed conditioning-wise (15:57) </li>
<li>Key <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> metrics for Eintracht Frankfurt (17:19) </li>
<li>Communicating data to coaching staff and players (17:44) </li>
<li>Martin's best advice for aspiring S&amp;C coaches (19:34) </li>
</ul><div>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Wed, 06 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2020-05-06:/posts/7575388Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0cfa08>#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0cfa08>12: Achieving Recovery in Elite Alpine Skiing – with Darrell Gray, Burke Mountain Academy – Ep. 12https://audioboom.com/posts/7538459
12Achieving Recovery in Elite Alpine Skiing – with Darrell Gray, Burke Mountain Academy – Ep. 121928nofullOn the line today is Darrell Gray. Darrell is the High Performance Director at Burke Mountain Academy, the leading ski racing academy in the United States.
Among the topics Darrell will discuss are the unique travel and environment demands of alpine skiing, his eight key domains of high performance, and techniques to enhance recovery in athletes.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Spotting and developing Olympic-level athletes
Balancing training and academics
Informing coaching through data
Eight key domains of high performance
Factoring in recovery into training/competition
Timestamps:
Darrell’s background (0:52)
What it means to be a High-Performance Director (1:45)
How the sport/industry has changed in 20 years (2:30)
Dealing with brutal weather conditions (5:30)
Tailoring programs for high school athletes (6:30)
How does Alpine Skiing training differ from e.g. Basketball or Football? (7:26)
Key abilities to develop in Alpine Skiers (9:12)
Finding the balance between academics and training (10:25)
Quickfire questions (11:38)
Driving force behind Burke Academy's success (12:28)
The reason Burke introduced Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (14:14)
How Burke uses Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (15:31)
Utilizing overnight recovery data (17:20)
Effective methods to boost athlete recovery (20:05)
Data-influenced training decisions - examples (22:32)
Athlete and coach buy-in to Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (24:26)
Technology in Alpine Skiing now and in the future (25:35)
Eight key domains in high performance (27:07)
Thanks for listening.
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The High Performance Director of the leading ski racing academy in the United States talks developing Olympic athletes, prioritizing recovery, and the unique, as well as transferable, lessons from 20 years in alpine ski coaching.<div>On the line today is Darrell Gray. Darrell is the High Performance Director at Burke Mountain Academy, the leading ski racing academy in the United States. </div><div>
<br>Among the topics Darrell will discuss are the unique travel and environment demands of alpine skiing, his eight key domains of high performance, and techniques to enhance recovery in athletes. </div><div><br></div><div>
<strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Spotting and developing Olympic-level athletes </li>
<li>Balancing training and academics </li>
<li>Informing coaching through data </li>
<li>Eight key domains of high performance </li>
<li>Factoring in recovery into training/competition </li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Darrell’s background (0:52) </li>
<li>What it means to be a High-Performance Director (1:45) </li>
<li>How the sport/industry has changed in 20 years (2:30) </li>
<li>Dealing with brutal weather conditions (5:30) </li>
<li>Tailoring programs for high school athletes (6:30) </li>
<li>How does Alpine Skiing training differ from e.g. Basketball or Football? (7:26) </li>
<li>Key abilities to develop in Alpine Skiers (9:12) </li>
<li>Finding the balance between academics and training (10:25) </li>
<li>Quickfire questions (11:38) </li>
<li>Driving force behind Burke Academy's success (12:28) </li>
<li>The reason Burke introduced <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (14:14) </li>
<li>How Burke uses <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (15:31) </li>
<li>Utilizing overnight recovery data (17:20) </li>
<li>Effective methods to boost athlete recovery (20:05) </li>
<li>Data-influenced training decisions - examples (22:32) </li>
<li>Athlete and coach buy-in to <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (24:26) </li>
<li>Technology in Alpine Skiing now and in the future (25:35) </li>
<li>Eight key domains in high performance (27:07) </li>
</ul><div>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:48:13 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2020-03-24:/posts/7538459Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005602a9268b60>#<Tagging:0x00005602a9268b60>11: Firstbeat Sports Podcast - The Best of Episodes 1-10 - Ep. 11https://audioboom.com/posts/7501548
11Firstbeat Sports Podcast - The Best of Episodes 1-10 - Ep. 111458nofullIn this episode, we'll look back at some of the highlights from the conversations we've had with our guests over the past 10 episodes.
We'll hear from athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, directors of performance, program coordinators, and the coaching staff themselves, as they offer their unique perspective and expert advice on topics ranging from load management and recovery to talent optimization and the practicalities of using data.
Over the episode, you'll hear insights from the worlds of basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer and hockey.
Timestamps:
Kevin Cronin, Ex-Colorado College, currently UMass Lowell
• Debating 'Strength and Conditioning' vs. 'Conditioning and Strength' (0:36)
Michael Vaughan, Merrimack Women's Ice Hockey
• Protocols for athlete well-being (2:10)
Henry Barrera, Liberty Men's Basketball
• Maintaining winning streaks (3:55)
Andy Bliz, Buffalo Men's Basketball
• Return to play protocols (5:35)
Jeff Nevolo, South Carolina Women’s Tennis
• Data-influenced training decisions (7:34)
Pat Trainor, Tampa Bay Rays
• Adapting training programs to fit busy travel schedules (9:47)
Jen Mavis, UMBC Soccer
• Utilizing TRIMP to plan and review training and games (12:50)
Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat
• Most underutilized Firstbeat metrics (15:00)
Mark Egner, William & Mary Field Hockey
• How to communicate better with staff and athletes (16:21)
Ed Lippie, AS Roma
• Establishing infrastructure and being evidence-based (19:54)
Thanks for listening.
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)A round up of the best bits from the first 10 episodes of the Firstbeat Sports Podcast. Featuring discussions from the worlds of baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, and more.<div>In this episode, we'll look back at some of the highlights from the conversations we've had with our guests over the past 10 episodes. <br> </div><div>We'll hear from athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, directors of performance, program coordinators, and the coaching staff themselves, as they offer their unique perspective and expert advice on topics ranging from load management and recovery to talent optimization and the practicalities of using data. <br><br>
</div><div>Over the episode, you'll hear insights from the worlds of basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer and hockey.<br><br><strong>Timestamps:</strong><br><strong>Kevin Cronin, Ex-Colorado College, currently UMass Lowell</strong><br>• Debating 'Strength and Conditioning' vs. 'Conditioning and Strength' (0:36)<br><strong>Michael Vaughan, Merrimack Women's Ice Hockey</strong><br>• Protocols for athlete well-being (2:10)<br><strong>Henry Barrera, Liberty Men's Basketball</strong><br>• Maintaining winning streaks (3:55)<br><strong>Andy Bliz, Buffalo Men's Basketball</strong><br>• Return to play protocols (5:35)<br><strong>Jeff Nevolo, South Carolina Women’s Tennis</strong><br>• Data-influenced training decisions (7:34)<br><strong>Pat Trainor, Tampa Bay Rays</strong><br>• Adapting training programs to fit busy travel schedules (9:47)<br><strong>Jen Mavis, UMBC Soccer</strong><br>• Utilizing TRIMP to plan and review training and games (12:50)<br><strong>Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat</strong><br>• Most underutilized Firstbeat metrics (15:00)<br><strong>Mark Egner, William &amp; Mary Field Hockey</strong><br>• How to communicate better with staff and athletes (16:21)<br><strong>Ed Lippie, AS Roma</strong><br>• Establishing infrastructure and being evidence-based (19:54)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:50:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2020-02-11:/posts/7501548Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0cfc38>#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0cfc38>10: Building a Performance Infrastructure in Serie A – with Ed Lippie, AS Roma – Ep. 10https://audioboom.com/posts/7460087
10Building a Performance Infrastructure in Serie A – with Ed Lippie, AS Roma – Ep. 101467nofullOn the line today is Ed Lippie. Ed works as a Senior Performance Advisor for AS Roma and is also Director of Health and Fitness at Raptor Capital Management.
Among the topics Ed will discuss are the value of infrastructure in performance departments, the role of connected technology, and the links between high performance in business and sports.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Building a strong performance infrastructure
Balancing the art and science of coaching
Customizing individual player load
Backing up the ‘eye test’ with data
Similarities between elite athletes and private sector workers
Timestamps:
Ed’s background (1:00)
Ed’s main priorities at AS Roma (3:20)
Establishing infrastructure and being evidence-based – what does that mean? (3:56)
Key foundations for successful performance departments (6:37)
API between Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) and Kitman Labs (https://www.kitmanlabs.com/) (7:46)
Sports tech product checklist (8:20)
Quickfire questions (11:09)
Why Ed wanted Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) to AS Roma? (14:41)
Why is internal load important? (17:38)
Securing player and coach buy-in to tech (19:47)
Working in AS Roma vs working in private sector (20:52)
Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) in corporate fitness (21:36)
Similarities in private sector clients and pro sports athletes (23:07)
Thanks for listening.
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Catch up on all previous Firstbeat Sports Podcast (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/) episodes here!
For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The Senior Performance Advisor discusses performance infrastructure at one of Europe’s leading soccer clubs, plus the links between performance in sports and business.<div>On the line today is Ed Lippie. Ed works as a Senior Performance Advisor for AS Roma and is also Director of Health and Fitness at Raptor Capital Management.<br><br>
</div><div>Among the topics Ed will discuss are the value of infrastructure in performance departments, the role of connected technology, and the links between high performance in business and sports.</div><div><br></div><div>
<strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Building a strong performance infrastructure </li>
<li>Balancing the art and science of coaching </li>
<li>Customizing individual player load </li>
<li>Backing up the ‘eye test’ with data </li>
<li>Similarities between elite athletes and private sector workers </li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Ed’s background (1:00) </li>
<li>Ed’s main priorities at AS Roma (3:20) </li>
<li>Establishing infrastructure and being evidence-based – what does that mean? (3:56) </li>
<li>Key foundations for successful performance departments (6:37) </li>
<li>API between <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> and <a href="https://www.kitmanlabs.com/">Kitman Labs</a> (7:46) </li>
<li>Sports tech product checklist (8:20) </li>
<li>Quickfire questions (11:09) </li>
<li>Why Ed wanted <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> to AS Roma? (14:41) </li>
<li>Why is internal load important? (17:38) </li>
<li>Securing player and coach buy-in to tech (19:47) </li>
<li>Working in AS Roma vs working in private sector (20:52) </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> in corporate fitness (21:36) </li>
<li>Similarities in private sector clients and pro sports athletes (23:07)</li>
</ul><div>
<br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div><div>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:24:09 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-12-20:/posts/7460087Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x000055b77019abe0>#<Tagging:0x000055b77019abe0>9: A Holistic Approach to Athlete Development – with Mark Egner, William & Mary Field Hockeyhttps://audioboom.com/posts/7427399
9A Holistic Approach to Athlete Development – with Mark Egner, William & Mary Field Hockey2131nofullOn the line today is Mark Egner. Mark is Associate Head Field Hockey Coach at the College of William and Mary. He’s also worked with USA Field Hockey and in with the national youth teams in his native Ireland.
Among the topics Mark will discuss are building team culture, load management, and developing athletes beyond hockey.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Weekly schedule of a top 20 program
Holistic approach to athlete development
Pre-season and in-season load management
Defending from the front
Natural traits of exceptional players
Timestamps:
Discussing William & Mary's NCAA ranking (1:36)
Mark’s career pathway (2:38)
A typical week for field hockey program (6:55)
The keys to William & Mary's recent success (11:20)
Mark’s tips for a strong defense (16:43)
Traits of highly successful players (20:02)
Quickfire questions (21:30)
How is Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) implemented at William & Mary (22:47)
Typical TRIMP (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/blog/real-time-trimp-min/) values weekly and in games (24:49)
How to communicate better with staff and athletes (27:10)
Helping student-athletes juggle academics and sports (31:01)
Thanks for listening.
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Catch up on all previous Firstbeat Sports Podcast (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/) episodes here!
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The William and Mary Field Hockey associate coach discusses team culture, load management, coaching in Europe and the U.S., and more.<div>On the line today is Mark Egner. Mark is Associate Head Field Hockey Coach at the College of William and Mary. He’s also worked with USA Field Hockey and in with the national youth teams in his native Ireland. </div><div>Among the topics Mark will discuss are building team culture, load management, and developing athletes beyond hockey.</div><div>
<br><strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong> </div><ul>
<li>Weekly schedule of a top 20 program </li>
<li>Holistic approach to athlete development </li>
<li>Pre-season and in-season load management </li>
<li>Defending from the front </li>
<li>Natural traits of exceptional players </li>
</ul><div><strong>Timestamps:</strong></div><ul>
<li>Discussing William &amp; Mary's NCAA ranking (1:36)</li>
<li>Mark’s career pathway (2:38)</li>
<li>A typical week for field hockey program (6:55)</li>
<li>The keys to William &amp; Mary's recent success (11:20)</li>
<li>Mark’s tips for a strong defense (16:43)</li>
<li>Traits of highly successful players (20:02)</li>
<li>Quickfire questions (21:30)</li>
<li>How is <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> implemented at William &amp; Mary (22:47)</li>
<li>Typical <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/blog/real-time-trimp-min/">TRIMP</a> values weekly and in games (24:49)</li>
<li>How to communicate better with staff and athletes (27:10)</li>
<li>Helping student-athletes juggle academics and sports (31:01)</li>
</ul><div>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!</div><div>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-11-18:/posts/7427399Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00007fa70e141c40>#<Tagging:0x00007fa70e141c40>8: From the NFL to 70 College Campuses, Lessons From Elite Coaches – Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat - Ep. 8https://audioboom.com/posts/7385276
8From the NFL to 70 College Campuses, Lessons From Elite Coaches – Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat - Ep. 81415nofullToday we’re speaking to our very own Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) Director of North American Sales & Research and the usual host of the podcast. A former coach, BJ has worked with elite sports programs for over six years through Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) and will be sharing some of the insights he’s picked up along the way.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
Differences in coaching in Europe vs USA
The advances in sports science at the college level in the last 5 years
Recovery – A skill that can be developed?
How different sports use internal load data
The rise of position-specific training
The most popular Firstbeat metric, and why
Timestamps:
• Ben’s background (0:45)
• How Ben ended up in Finland and at Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (3:22)
• Biggest changes in College & Pro sports training in last 6 years (4:37)
• Most effective talking points between coaches and athletes (5:45)
• Most effective load variables (6:30)
• TRIMP/min (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/blog/real-time-trimp-min/) – how coaches use it and for what? (7:10)
• Differences in coaching practices in USA and Europe (8:15)
• Recovery – A skill that can be learned? (9:30)
• Do some athletes recover better than others? (10:29)
• Quickfire questions (12:35)
• What is the general interest level in the data from coaches? (14:34)
• How modern athletes interact with the data vs older generation (15:30)
• Most under-utilized Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) feature (16:12)
• Personalization vs Positionization (17:28)
• Training loads in American Football and Soccer (19:02)
• How to deal with multiple data sources and platforms (20:52)
• Biggest lessons Ben has learned from coaches over the years (21:50)
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)Working with elite pro and college programs for over six years means Firstbeat Sports’ Director of North American Sales, Benjamin Jensen, has seen a lot of changes. He reveals his biggest insights to us.<div>Today we’re speaking to our very own Benjamin Jensen, <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> Director of North American Sales &amp; Research and the usual host of the podcast. A former coach, BJ has worked with elite sports programs for over six years through <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> and will be sharing some of the insights he’s picked up along the way. </div><div>
<br><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode: </strong>
</div><ul>
<li>Differences in coaching in Europe vs USA </li>
<li>The advances in sports science at the college level in the last 5 years </li>
<li>Recovery – A skill that can be developed? </li>
<li>How different sports use internal load data </li>
<li>The rise of position-specific training </li>
<li>The most popular Firstbeat metric, and why</li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong><br>• Ben’s background (0:45)<br>• How Ben ended up in Finland and at <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (3:22)<br>• Biggest changes in College &amp; Pro sports training in last 6 years (4:37)<br>• Most effective talking points between coaches and athletes (5:45)<br>• Most effective load variables (6:30)<br>• <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/blog/real-time-trimp-min/">TRIMP/min</a> – how coaches use it and for what? (7:10)<br>• Differences in coaching practices in USA and Europe (8:15)<br>• Recovery – A skill that can be learned? (9:30)<br>• Do some athletes recover better than others? (10:29)<br>• Quickfire questions (12:35)<br>• What is the general interest level in the data from coaches? (14:34)<br>• How modern athletes interact with the data vs older generation (15:30)<br>• Most under-utilized <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> feature (16:12)<br>• Personalization vs Positionization (17:28)<br>• Training loads in American Football and Soccer (19:02)<br>• How to deal with multiple data sources and platforms (20:52)<br>• Biggest lessons Ben has learned from coaches over the years (21:50)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 06:00:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-10-02:/posts/7385276Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269718>#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269718>7: Using Data to Start Key Discussions with Your Athletes – with Jen Mavis, UMBC Soccer - Ep. 7https://audioboom.com/posts/7345537
7Using Data to Start Key Discussions with Your Athletes – with Jen Mavis, UMBC Soccer - Ep. 71504nofullOn the line today is Jen Mavis. Jen is Assistant Coach and Director of Camps and Clinics for UMBC Women’s Soccer. She has previously held positions at William & Mary and the University of Oklahoma.
Among the topics Jen will discuss are building trust between coaches and athletes, adapting in-season training, and preventing soft tissue injuries.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
The fundamentals of a successful soccer program?
Building trust between coaches and athletes
The growth of exercise science in soccer
The ‘student’ element of a student-athlete
Combining objective and subjective data
Preventing soft tissue injuries
Timestamps: • How Jen ended up at UMBC (1:05) • The fundamentals for a successful college soccer program (1:40) • Today's student athletes vs when Jen was playing (2:27) • Jen’s main coaching philosophies (3:32) • Learning from mistakes to improve coaching (4:55) • How college soccer has changed (6:08) • Should the NCAA change the substitution rule? (7:34) • Rapid fire questions (9:40) • How UMBC Women's Soccer use Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (10:58) • How UMBC apply Firstbeat’s (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) Quick Recovery Test with their athletes (11:41) • Athlete buy-in (13:40) • HR data vs RPE questionnaire (16:11) • Using sports technology with the new generation of athletes (18:05) • Making training decisions from Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) data (18:32) • TRIMP scores for different player positions (20:08) • Weekly TRIMP scores UMBC aim for (21:05) • Preventing soft-tissue injuries (22:20) • The future of soccer in the U.S. (23:18)
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)UMBC Women’s Soccer's Assistant Coach talks about preventing soft tissue injuries, building trust between coach and athlete + more.<div>On the line today is Jen Mavis. Jen is Assistant Coach and Director of Camps and Clinics for UMBC Women’s Soccer. She has previously held positions at William &amp; Mary and the University of Oklahoma.<br><br>
</div><div>Among the topics Jen will discuss are building trust between coaches and athletes, adapting in-season training, and preventing soft tissue injuries.</div><div>
<br><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong>
</div><ul>
<li>The fundamentals of a successful soccer program? </li>
<li>Building trust between coaches and athletes </li>
<li>The growth of exercise science in soccer </li>
<li>The ‘student’ element of a student-athlete </li>
<li>Combining objective and subjective data </li>
<li>Preventing soft tissue injuries </li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong><br> • How Jen ended up at UMBC (1:05)<br> • The fundamentals for a successful college soccer program (1:40)<br> • Today's student athletes vs when Jen was playing (2:27)<br> • Jen’s main coaching philosophies (3:32)<br> • Learning from mistakes to improve coaching (4:55)<br> • How college soccer has changed (6:08)<br> • Should the NCAA change the substitution rule? (7:34)<br> • Rapid fire questions (9:40)<br> • How UMBC Women's Soccer use <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> (10:58)<br> • How UMBC apply <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat’s</a> Quick Recovery Test with their athletes (11:41)<br> • Athlete buy-in (13:40)<br> • HR data vs RPE questionnaire (16:11)<br> • Using sports technology with the new generation of athletes (18:05)<br> • Making training decisions from <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> data (18:32)<br> • TRIMP scores for different player positions (20:08)<br> • Weekly TRIMP scores UMBC aim for (21:05)<br> • Preventing soft-tissue injuries (22:20)<br> • The future of soccer in the U.S. (23:18)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div><div>
<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:53:43 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-08-19:/posts/7345537Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269830>#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269830>6: Training Load and Recovery in MLB Minor Leagues – with Pat Trainor, Tampa Bay Rays - Ep. 6https://audioboom.com/posts/7292359
6Training Load and Recovery in MLB Minor Leagues – with Pat Trainor, Tampa Bay Rays - Ep. 61807nofullOn the line today is Pat Trainor. Pat is the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator with the Tampa Bay Rays where he works with the club’s four affiliate teams. He has previously spent time with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians.
Among the topics Pat will discuss is his role in helping develop future talent, the use of heart rate data in Major League Baseball and the value of data when working with specific positions.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
The complex role of an MLB minor league S&C coordinator
The difference between training programs that nurture talent vs MLB veteran program
How to adapt training programs around busy travel schedules
Individualizing training for different body types/positions
The key metrics to monitor in baseball conditioning sessions
How data (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) influences workload and recovery decisions
Timestamps:
Patrick’s background, and what led him to the Tampa Bay Rays (1:06)
What being a minor league S&C coach entails (2:51)
Differences between minor and major leaguer programs (3:44)
Balancing the physical side with keeping the position coaches happy (5:06)
Common traits Major League players share (6:52)
Player routines away from the practice facility (8:24)
Adapting training programs for busy travel schedules (9:35)
Moving away from the old school mentality (11:12)
Patrick's coaching philosophies (12:21)
Doing things for a purpose, not just because other teams are doing it (14:52)
Why Patrick chose Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (16:10)
Metrics that Patrick looks at (18:10)
How Patrick kept track of training sessions before using Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (20:00)
Protocol with pitcher training (21:20)
Buy-in from players and coaches (23:08)
Examples of data that influences training decisions (24:25)
How much time Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) adds to the weekly workload (25:50)
Why has HR monitoring in MLB been slow to catch on? (26:45)
The value of objective data in individualizing training programs (28:45)
Thanks for listening.
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The Tampa Bay Rays Minor League S&C Coordinator discusses developing future MLB talent, individualizing training for different positions, the use of HR data in baseball + more.<div>On the line today is Pat Trainor. Pat is the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator with the Tampa Bay Rays where he works with the club’s four affiliate teams. He has previously spent time with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians.<br><br>
</div><div>Among the topics Pat will discuss is his role in helping develop future talent, the use of heart rate data in Major League Baseball and the value of data when working with specific positions. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong></div><ul>
<li>The complex role of an MLB minor league S&amp;C coordinator </li>
<li>The difference between training programs that nurture talent vs MLB veteran program </li>
<li>How to adapt training programs around busy travel schedules </li>
<li>Individualizing training for different body types/positions </li>
<li>The key metrics to monitor in baseball conditioning sessions </li>
<li>How <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">data</a> influences workload and recovery decisions</li>
</ul><div>Timestamps:</div><ul>
<li>Patrick’s background, and what led him to the Tampa Bay Rays (1:06) </li>
<li>What being a minor league S&amp;C coach entails (2:51) </li>
<li>Differences between minor and major leaguer programs (3:44) </li>
<li>Balancing the physical side with keeping the position coaches happy (5:06) </li>
<li>Common traits Major League players share (6:52) </li>
<li>Player routines away from the practice facility (8:24) </li>
<li>Adapting training programs for busy travel schedules (9:35) </li>
<li>Moving away from the old school mentality (11:12) </li>
<li>Patrick's coaching philosophies (12:21) </li>
<li>Doing things for a purpose, not just because other teams are doing it (14:52) </li>
<li>Why Patrick chose <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (16:10) </li>
<li>Metrics that Patrick looks at (18:10) </li>
<li>How Patrick kept track of training sessions before using <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (20:00) </li>
<li>Protocol with pitcher training (21:20) </li>
<li>Buy-in from players and coaches (23:08) </li>
<li>Examples of data that influences training decisions (24:25) </li>
<li>How much time <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> adds to the weekly workload (25:50) </li>
<li>Why has HR monitoring in MLB been slow to catch on? (26:45) </li>
<li>The value of objective data in individualizing training programs (28:45)</li>
</ul><div>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com<br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 06:00:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-06-27:/posts/7292359Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005599122ed2a8>#<Tagging:0x00005599122ed2a8>5: How to Train Smarter – with Jeff Nevolo, South Carolina Women’s Tennis - Ep. 5https://audioboom.com/posts/7284449
5How to Train Smarter – with Jeff Nevolo, South Carolina Women’s Tennis - Ep. 51246nofullOn the line today is Jeff Nevolo. Jeff is the Associate Head Coach for University of South Carolina Women’s Tennis. He is the 2018 ITA National Assistant Head Coach of the Year and has previously spent time with Air Force and Alabama.
Jeff is here to discuss topics including, the end of ‘no pain, no gain’ training, how data can help avoid overtraining and the differences between international and U.S. athletes.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
Learning and developing in a power conference
Using Heartrate analytics (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) to design training
Working with international and US athletes
The end of 'no pain, no gain' training? What’s next
The impact of off-court lifestyle on student-athletes
Timestamps: • How Jeff ended up at the University of South Carolina (1:06) • Jeff’s day-to-day role as Associate Head Coach at USC (4:17) • Differences between international athletes and US athletes (5:23) • What's behind the team's recent success? (6:47) • Is the no pain-no gain-mentality dying off? (8:50) • What attracted Jeff to Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (10:25) • How Jeff uses Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (11:52) • Data-influenced training decisions (13:47) • Player buy-in (15:00) • How Jeff considers player lifestyle and routines (15:55) • Advice for Tennis coaches adding a performance monitoring system? (17:20) • What’s next for the Gamecocks Tennis program? (19:23)
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)The secrets behind an historic season for the South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Tennis program. Jeff discusses ‘train less, rest more’, building a culture, and using internal load data.<div>On the line today is Jeff Nevolo. Jeff is the Associate Head Coach for University of South Carolina Women’s Tennis. He is the 2018 ITA National Assistant Head Coach of the Year and has previously spent time with Air Force and Alabama. <br><br>
</div><div>Jeff is here to discuss topics including, the end of ‘no pain, no gain’ training, how data can help avoid overtraining and the differences between international and U.S. athletes. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong></div><ul>
<li>Learning and developing in a power conference </li>
<li>Using <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Heartrate analytics</a> to design training </li>
<li>Working with international and US athletes </li>
<li>The end of 'no pain, no gain' training? What’s next </li>
<li>The impact of off-court lifestyle on student-athletes </li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:</strong><br> • How Jeff ended up at the University of South Carolina (1:06)<br> • Jeff’s day-to-day role as Associate Head Coach at USC (4:17)<br> • Differences between international athletes and US athletes (5:23)<br> • What's behind the team's recent success? (6:47)<br> • Is the no pain-no gain-mentality dying off? (8:50)<br> • What attracted Jeff to <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (10:25)<br> • How Jeff uses <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (11:52)<br> • Data-influenced training decisions (13:47)<br> • Player buy-in (15:00)<br> • How Jeff considers player lifestyle and routines (15:55)<br> • Advice for Tennis coaches adding a performance monitoring system? (17:20)<br> • What’s next for the Gamecocks Tennis program? (19:23)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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<br>Catch up on all previous <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/podcasts/">Firstbeat Sports Podcast</a> episodes here!<br>For more information about us and our sports monitoring systems:<br><br><strong>435-363-9533<br>sports@firstbeat.com <br></strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com/"><strong><a href="http://www.firstbeat.com">www.firstbeat.com</a></strong></a>
</div>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:01:40 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-06-10:/posts/7284449Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269cb8>#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269cb8>4: The Role of the Modern Athletic Trainer – with Andy Bliz, Buffalo Men's Basketball - Ep. 4https://audioboom.com/posts/7247479
4The Role of the Modern Athletic Trainer – with Andy Bliz, Buffalo Men's Basketball - Ep. 41487nofullOn the line today is Andy Bliz. Andy is in his 6th year as Athletic Trainer for the University of Buffalo Men’s Basketball program. During this time, the Bulls have won 3 MAC Championships and appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times – including this year as 6 seeds. Andy holds a Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training and a Master’s degree in Sports Management. He has previously worked with the Michigan State University football program.
Andy is here to discuss the role of an athletic trainer in DI sports, why he promotes a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine, and the value of data in informing coaching decisions and the return to play protocol.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
The day-to-day role of a DI Athletic Trainer
Techniques to secure player buy-in to monitoring
Taking a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine
How data (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) informs decisions at different stages of game week and season
Injury prevention and return to play protocols
Timestamps:
• How Andy ended up at the University of Buffalo (1:45)
• Jumping from Football to Basketball – What’s different? (2:16)
• Andy’s day-to-day roles at Buffalo (3:25)
• How much Andy uses his own protocols on himself (4:34)
• What's behind the team's success in the last 2 years? (5:12)
• Proactive vs. Reactive approach to sports medicine – how does it differ? (6:05)
• How student-athletes buy into prehab (7:05)
• Andy’s mentors (8:13)
• Why did he choose to work with Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) ? (8:55)
• What metrics Andy and coaches look for (10:09)
• How easy was the buy-in from the coaches towards data? (10:38)
• Why is the game data so valuable? (11:51)
• TRIMP scores for different practices and games (13:11)
• Andy’s return to play protocol (14:06)
• Soft tissue injury numbers in the last two years (15:30)
• Are all soft tissue injuries preventable? (15:55)
• How does the proactive approach differ in season and tournament time (16:48)
• Examples of data influencing training decisions (17:23)
• Using Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) as a recruiting tool (19:15)
• Buy-in from the players (21:11)
• How much Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) adds to Andy’s weekly workload (22:39)
• How things are looking for the basketball program next season (23:24)
Thanks for listening.
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)Andy is here to discuss the role of an athletic trainer in DI sports, why he promotes a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine, and the value of data in informing coaching decisions and the return to play protocol.<div>On the line today is Andy Bliz. Andy is in his 6th year as Athletic Trainer for the University of Buffalo Men’s Basketball program. During this time, the Bulls have won 3 MAC Championships and appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times – including this year as 6 seeds. Andy holds a Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training and a Master’s degree in Sports Management. He has previously worked with the Michigan State University football program.<br><br>
</div><div>Andy is here to discuss the role of an athletic trainer in DI sports, why he promotes a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine, and the value of data in informing coaching decisions and the return to play protocol.<br><br><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong>
</div><ul>
<li>The day-to-day role of a DI Athletic Trainer </li>
<li>Techniques to secure player buy-in to monitoring </li>
<li>Taking a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine </li>
<li>How <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">data</a> informs decisions at different stages of game week and season </li>
<li>Injury prevention and return to play protocols</li>
</ul><div>
<strong>Timestamps:<br></strong>• How Andy ended up at the University of Buffalo (1:45)<br>• Jumping from Football to Basketball – What’s different? (2:16)<br>• Andy’s day-to-day roles at Buffalo (3:25)<br>• How much Andy uses his own protocols on himself (4:34)<br>• What's behind the team's success in the last 2 years? (5:12)<br>• Proactive vs. Reactive approach to sports medicine – how does it differ? (6:05)<br>• How student-athletes buy into prehab (7:05)<br>• Andy’s mentors (8:13)<br>• Why did he choose to work with <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a>? (8:55)<br>• What metrics Andy and coaches look for (10:09)<br>• How easy was the buy-in from the coaches towards data? (10:38)<br>• Why is the game data so valuable? (11:51)<br>• TRIMP scores for different practices and games (13:11)<br>• Andy’s return to play protocol (14:06)<br>• Soft tissue injury numbers in the last two years (15:30)<br>• Are all soft tissue injuries preventable? (15:55)<br>• How does the proactive approach differ in season and tournament time (16:48)<br>• Examples of data influencing training decisions (17:23)<br>• Using <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> as a recruiting tool (19:15)<br>• Buy-in from the players (21:11)<br>• How much <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> adds to Andy’s weekly workload (22:39)<br>• How things are looking for the basketball program next season (23:24)<br><br>Thanks for listening. <br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:22:58 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-04-30:/posts/7247479Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269df8>#<Tagging:0x00005602a9269df8>3: Training Loads in Mid-major Basketball – with Henry Barrera, Liberty Men's Basketball - Ep. 3https://audioboom.com/posts/7203199
3Training Loads in Mid-major Basketball – with Henry Barrera, Liberty Men's Basketball - Ep. 31256nofullOn the line today is Henry Barrera. Henry is the Director of Performance for the Liberty Men’s Basketball program, who are heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 after being crowned Atlantic Sun Conference Champions in their first season in the conference. His 14-year career in coaching and performance training has included stops at Nike World Headquarters, Concordia University and West Linn High School – one of the top programs in the United States. Henry also trains athletes world-wide as part of his basketball and performance training company Hoop Diaries, and runs the Master Minds project connecting coaches on key industry topics.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
• How to quantify individual training loads
• How Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) metrics are used on a daily basis
• Securing athlete and coach buy-in when monitoring athletes
• The four pillars of performance mindset
• Henry’s unique journey from high school to a mid-major basketball program
Timestamps:
• How Henry ended up at Liberty University (1:07)
• Jumping from High School to D1 – How was the transition? (4:01)
• Combining Men’s Basketball Director of Performance with Director of S/C in Olympic Sports role – what has changed? (4:53)
• What makes the Liberty experience ‘different’ (6:08)
• Following up 5 losing seasons with 3 straight winning seasons – How? (6:37)
• What qualities does Henry look for in players (7:29)
• Henry explains his Master Minds project (8:14)
• Why Henry chose to go with Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) four years ago (9:47)
• How Henry uses Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (10:50)
• How is the new athlete buy-in for Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) ? (11:46)
• Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) in new Liberty facility (12:31)
• How important is game data for Henry (13:23)
• How did Henry begin to educate the Head Coach about Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (14:17)
• Head Coach buy in (15:17)
• The future for Liberty Men’s Basketball (15:43)
• The future for Henry Barrera after previous NBA interviews (16:30)
• Cross-sport communication with coaches about player monitoring (17:27)
• What kind of TRIMP numbers does Henry typically see in games (18:15)
• Major talking points in performance training in the future (19:18)
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)Liberty Men's Basketball is Atlantic Sun Conference champions and 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifiers. Henry discusses creating a winning culture, quantifying training loads and securing athlete buy-in to data.<div>On the line today is Henry Barrera. Henry is the Director of Performance for the Liberty Men’s Basketball program, who are heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 after being crowned Atlantic Sun Conference Champions in their first season in the conference. His 14-year career in coaching and performance training has included stops at Nike World Headquarters, Concordia University and West Linn High School – one of the top programs in the United States. Henry also trains athletes world-wide as part of his basketball and performance training company Hoop Diaries, and runs the Master Minds project connecting coaches on key industry topics. <br><br>
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<strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:<br></strong>• How to quantify individual training loads <br>• How <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> metrics are used on a daily basis<br>• Securing athlete and coach buy-in when monitoring athletes <br>• The four pillars of performance mindset <br>• Henry’s unique journey from high school to a mid-major basketball program<br><br>
</div><div><strong>Timestamps:</strong></div><div>• How Henry ended up at Liberty University (1:07) </div><div>• Jumping from High School to D1 – How was the transition? (4:01) </div><div>• Combining Men’s Basketball Director of Performance with Director of S/C in Olympic Sports role – what has changed? (4:53) </div><div>• What makes the Liberty experience ‘different’ (6:08) </div><div>• Following up 5 losing seasons with 3 straight winning seasons – How? (6:37) </div><div>• What qualities does Henry look for in players (7:29) </div><div>• Henry explains his Master Minds project (8:14) </div><div>• Why Henry chose to go with <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> four years ago (9:47) </div><div>• How Henry uses <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> (10:50) </div><div>• How is the new athlete buy-in for <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a>? (11:46) </div><div>• <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> in new Liberty facility (12:31) </div><div>• How important is game data for Henry (13:23) </div><div>• How did Henry begin to educate the Head Coach about <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (14:17) </div><div>• Head Coach buy in (15:17) </div><div>• The future for Liberty Men’s Basketball (15:43) </div><div>• The future for Henry Barrera after previous NBA interviews (16:30) </div><div>• Cross-sport communication with coaches about player monitoring (17:27) </div><div>• What kind of TRIMP numbers does Henry typically see in games (18:15) </div><div>• Major talking points in performance training in the future (19:18)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-03-15:/posts/7203199Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00005599122ed708>#<Tagging:0x00005599122ed708>2: Managing Athlete Well-being & Performance – with Michael Vaughan, Merrimack Women's Ice Hockey - Ep. 2https://audioboom.com/posts/7172032
2Managing Athlete Well-being & Performance – with Michael Vaughan, Merrimack Women's Ice Hockey - Ep. 21257nofullOn the line today is Michael Vaughan. Mike in his fourth year as Director of Women’s Ice Hockey Operations at Merrimack College where he also serves as the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach. He has previously worked with the United States Women’s National Hockey Team and has spent time as a S&C coach at Mike Boyle’s Strength & Conditioning.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
• Putting together a sport-specific training program
• The challenge of load management in ice hockey
• The critical importance of monitoring student-athlete well-being
• How data can be used to empower student athletes
• Advice on how best to implement technology into your program (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/)
Timestamps:
• Mike’s path to Merrimack College (0:58)
• How Mike juggles between Director of Operations and Strength & Conditioning (2:51)
• What Mike considers when tailoring a strength & conditioning program for Ice Hockey (4:00)
• How has the programming changed after stepping up from club to D1? (4:56)
• How much Mike looks into aerobic/anaerobic split from data (5:31)
• Why Merrimack chose Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (6:00)
• How has the buy-in been with athletes and coaches? (6:42)
• The most important data points for Mike (8:00)
• Differences between back-to back games (8:37)
• Morning skates – are they needed? (9:42)
• TRIMP numbers of morning skates (10:32)
• Examples of data influencing training situations (10:55)
• Have the data identified any red flag situations? (11:48)
• What protocols Mike uses for their athlete well-being (13:25)
• Future of NCAA Hockey (15:07)
• How much time Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) adds to Mike’s weekly workload (15:57)
• Mike’s best advices for new coaches using Firstbeat Sports (16:31)
• The role of technology in strength & conditioning (17:15)
• How Mike would respond to a Head Coach asking who’s working hard and who’s not (18:12)
• Have athlete well-being protocols helped open up conversations with athletes? (19:03)
Thanks for listening.
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www.firstbeat.com (http://www.firstbeat.com/)Director of Women’s Ice Hockey Operations at Merrimack College discusses load management in D1 sports, empowering student-athletes through data, and monitoring well-being.<div>On the line today is Michael Vaughan. Mike in his fourth year as Director of Women’s Ice Hockey Operations at Merrimack College where he also serves as the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach. He has previously worked with the United States Women’s National Hockey Team and has spent time as a S&amp;C coach at Mike Boyle’s Strength &amp; Conditioning. </div><div>
<br><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong>
</div><div>• Putting together a sport-specific training program<br>• The challenge of load management in ice hockey<br>• The critical importance of monitoring student-athlete well-being<br>• How data can be used to empower student athletes<br>• Advice on how best to implement <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">technology into your program</a><br><br>
</div><div>
<strong>Timestamps:<br></strong><br>
</div><div>• Mike’s path to Merrimack College (0:58)</div><div>• How Mike juggles between Director of Operations and Strength &amp; Conditioning (2:51)</div><div>• What Mike considers when tailoring a strength &amp; conditioning program for Ice Hockey (4:00)</div><div>• How has the programming changed after stepping up from club to D1? (4:56)</div><div>• How much Mike looks into aerobic/anaerobic split from data (5:31)</div><div>• Why Merrimack chose <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> (6:00)</div><div>• How has the buy-in been with athletes and coaches? (6:42)</div><div>• The most important data points for Mike (8:00)</div><div>• Differences between back-to back games (8:37)</div><div>• Morning skates – are they needed? (9:42)</div><div>• TRIMP numbers of morning skates (10:32)</div><div>• Examples of data influencing training situations (10:55)</div><div>• Have the data identified any red flag situations? (11:48)</div><div>• What protocols Mike uses for their athlete well-being (13:25)</div><div>• Future of NCAA Hockey (15:07)</div><div>• How much time <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a> adds to Mike’s weekly workload (15:57)</div><div>• Mike’s best advices for new coaches using Firstbeat Sports (16:31)</div><div>• The role of technology in strength &amp; conditioning (17:15)</div><div>• How Mike would respond to a Head Coach asking who’s working hard and who’s not (18:12)</div><div>• Have athlete well-being protocols helped open up conversations with athletes? (19:03)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:31:25 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-02-12:/posts/7172032Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0c4ea0>#<Tagging:0x00007f847e0c4ea0>1: The Role of the Modern S&C Coach – with Kevin Cronin, Colorado College - Ep. 1https://audioboom.com/posts/7136274
1The Role of the Modern S&C Coach – with Kevin Cronin, Colorado College - Ep. 12002nofullTopics Discussed in This Episode:
• Kevin's thoughts on the role of today's strength & conditioning coach
• How to improve buy-in amongst coaches and players when working with new technology
• Is it better to lift before or after running?
• Differences between internal and external workloads
• Balancing D1 and D3 athletes
• Kevin's best insights from Firstbeat Sports (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) ' athlete monitoring platform
Timestamps:
• How Kevin ended up at CC (1:02)
• Balancing D1 and D3 athletes (4:30)
• Is it strength and conditioning or conditioning and strength? (7:10)
• 39 Million dollar facility (8:35)
• Why now for investing in sports technology? And why Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) ? (9:55)
• Using Firstbeat on a day-to-day basis with the soccer program (11:50)
• Choosing which data points to show coaches (13:06)
• Player buy-in (14:29)
• Did the team feel they've benefited from Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) ? (15:30)
• How important is to get game data? (16:50)
• Examples of data influenced coaching decisions (18:54)
• How easy is it to manage two systems? (Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) for internal load and PlayerTek for external load) (21:02)
• Benefits of monitoring both internal and external load (22:32)
• Role of technology in strength and conditioning industry (25:31)
• What other tools Kevin used before Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (28:48)
• What recovery protocol Kevin uses to deal with away games (29:48)
• Kevin's advice for getting started with Firstbeat (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/) (31:09)
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www.firstbeat.com (https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/)Kevin Cronin is Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Colorado College. Kevin discusses balancing D1 and D3 athletes, the value of internal load monitoring, and securing coach buy-in.<div>
<strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong><br>• Kevin's thoughts on the role of today's strength &amp; conditioning coach<br>• How to improve buy-in amongst coaches and players when working with new technology<br>• Is it better to lift before or after running?<br>• Differences between internal and external workloads<br>• Balancing D1 and D3 athletes<br>• Kevin's best insights from <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat Sports</a>' athlete monitoring platform<br><br><strong>Timestamps:</strong><br><br>• How Kevin ended up at CC (1:02)<br>• Balancing D1 and D3 athletes (4:30)<br>• Is it strength and conditioning or conditioning and strength? (7:10)<br>• 39 Million dollar facility (8:35)<br>• Why now for investing in sports technology? And why <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a>? (9:55)<br>• Using Firstbeat on a day-to-day basis with the soccer program (11:50)<br>• Choosing which data points to show coaches (13:06)<br>• Player buy-in (14:29)<br>• Did the team feel they've benefited from <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a>? (15:30)<br>• How important is to get game data? (16:50)<br>• Examples of data influenced coaching decisions (18:54)<br>• How easy is it to manage two systems? (<a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> for internal load and PlayerTek for external load) (21:02)<br>• Benefits of monitoring both internal and external load (22:32)<br>• Role of technology in strength and conditioning industry (25:31)<br>• What other tools Kevin used before <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (28:48)<br>• What recovery protocol Kevin uses to deal with away games (29:48)<br>• Kevin's advice for getting started with <a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/professional-sports/team-solutions/">Firstbeat</a> (31:09)<br><br>Thanks for listening.<br>Follow us on socials and share your favorite episodes using #FBsportspodcast: </div><div>
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</div>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:14:14 +0000tag:audioboom.com,2019-01-08:/posts/7136274Firstbeat SportsFirstbeat Sports#<Tagging:0x000055a903be4ba8>#<Tagging:0x000055a903be4ba8>